It is with great sadness that Camper and Nicholsons announce the passing of George Nicholson at the age of 87 on the 27 February. Born 23 April 1937 into a family and name which is part of yachting history, fourth generation Nicholson George was the man responsible for adding the brokerage arm of the then famous and exclusive Camper and Nicholsons yacht builder. He will be the chairman of Camper and Nicholson International, the brokerage firm till 2007. George Nicholson started the brokerage adventure in 1959, opening its first sales offices in Cannes, then Antibes, Monaco, London, Palma, and then the United States, what today is thirteen World scattered offices in all the important yacht places of the globe. George Nicholson also made headlines over the years, as when for example he sold motor yacht Albecaro, the 1963 Dutch build Kerstholt 40 meters from the hands of Monaco’s Prince Rainier to Abu Dhabi’s Sheik Shakbut, the first brokered yacht exceeding one million US$ in value. Another headline for George Nicholson will come when he represented the owner for the new build CRN 47 meter m/y Awal which was the first yacht with a touch and go helipad. George Nicholson contributions to the yacht industry are part of yachting, in brokerage as in yacht building, as Camper and Nicholsons looks to the future, now carried forward by next generation Fernando Nicholson.
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